► This study examines effects of reinvestment levels within newspaper divisions and diversified divisions on short and long-run financial performance at publicly-held U.S. newspaper firms from…
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▼ This study examines effects of reinvestment levels within newspaper divisions and diversified divisions on short and long-run financial performance at publicly-held U.S. newspaper firms from 1996 to 2005. The literature suggests that reinvestment leads to improvement in market performance. However, these studies looked primarily at short-term operational expenses. This study found that above average reinvestment levels in capital expenses in both newspaper and diversified divisions is negatively related to short-run financial strength. Some evidence suggests that heavy reinvestment in newspaper divisions leads to long-run financial strength. Firms that reinvested more in diversified segments were more diversified during the decade. The same firms that reinvested heavily in newspaper divisions also reinvested heavily in diversification.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hugh J. Martin.

► In the age of information society, having ethical journalists in all media houses is indispensible for the people to exercise the right to know the…
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▼ In the age of information society, having ethical journalists in all media houses is
indispensible for the people to exercise the right to know the truth. As one can easily guess,
truth or information gives people a big power. This power intern can transform the society in
to a new level of development. It also enables the society to entertain democracy. Ethical
journalists are the one who facilitates this power to be used by the people. When journalists
become unable to accomplish this role, the society will lose the trust and label journalists or
the profession as a whole ‘untrustworthy and dishonesty’. In order to play their role
effectively, journalists, therefore, ought to fulfill six elements of the profession; (Truthfulness,
Accuracy, Objectivity, Impartiality, Fairness, and Public Accountability). And so, this study
tries to find and understand the states of plagiarism, fabrication, unfairness, unbalance, and
omission in major newspaper companies located in Addis Ababa. Likewise, it will look at the
major factors that hinder journalists from achieving all these standards in their media
houses. And finally the paper will give practical solutions for the factors that deter
journalists to be truthful and honesty.
The study is conducted in ten major newspapers namely; Addis Admass, Addis Zemen,
Awramba Times, Berissa, Capital, Daily Monitor, Ethiochanal, Ethiopian Herald, Fortune,
and Reporter. The total number of Population (journalists) working in these newspaper
extends one hundred twenty two. The researcher had first distributed a total of 122
questionnaires, but, the returned questionnaires are forty four in numbers. Hence the study
bases on the available response of those 44 journalists. As a result of this, the sampling
technique that this thesis employed is availability or convenience non random sampling
method. The study also used snow ball non random sampling method to get supplementary
data through interview from the top level editors. Moreover, to attain the research objective
easily and reach at valid findings, the study tries to use the researcher’s own observation.
Based on the above techniques that the researcher used; the results show that, the major
respondents have observed plagiarism, unfairness, deliberate omission and unbalanced
storytelling in their newspapers. However, the vast number of participants does not confirm
the existence of fabrication in their newspaper. In this particular research topic the
researcher also able to find many details for the reasons of journalistic frauds discussed in
the literature review. Among these factors, the one which is considered as the ‘major factor’
for all fraud types is lack of knowledge about the profession. The second factor, which is
identified as the common factor for all journalistic frauds is carelessness. Based on the
finding, therefore, the researcher recommends the media stakeholders to work more on the
educational quality, and producing free, confident and skilled journalists.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Gebremedhin Simon (advisor).

► For which news ideas do the Ethiopian daily English newspapers provide priority is one of among the most important questions that need to be addressed…
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▼ For which news ideas do the Ethiopian daily English newspapers provide priority is one
of among the most important questions that need to be addressed in the media study. It is
frequent to see common news topics in the individual newspapers. It is vital examining
what values are intrinsic for the worth of incoming news stories to give them space. A
front-page news event in a particular newspaper might not appear in the other
newspapers. The study provides remarkable insight in examining major questions dealing
with what news editors in the Ethiopian Herald and the Daily Monitor have selected
overtime and why?
Like in any other media, both newspapers receive mass of news stories every day from
various sources, and the editors of these newspapers select certain news rejecting the
majority overwhelming. There are common traditional news values which used to
measure the worthiness of a story. To which values do the two newspapers give priority
and other related questions are also discussed in the study.
Both newspapers dedicate much of their space to different news topics. News which
considered as worth report in the Daily Monitor’s pages may not receive any space in the
Ethiopian Herald. While the Ethiopian Herald gives focus for stories about economic
activities and intensely development, the Daily Monitor provides more space to politics,
sport and conflict news. Beside the news values, there are other factors that influence the
selection of news like ownership, news source and space.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Mohammed Hassen (advisor).

► Using strategic management theories of organizational decision-making and upper echelons as theoretical frameworks, this dissertation addresses the strategic decision processes used by newspapers to address…
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▼ Using strategic management theories of organizational decision-making and upper echelons as theoretical frameworks, this dissertation addresses the strategic decision processes used by newspapers to address mobile disruption of newspaper business models. This study used a cross-sectional within-case case survey design as the primary method to study the strategic decision processes newspapers are using to address the perceived disruption they are facing from wireless mobile devices. The study was conducted in two parts: the first stage used a purposive sample of semi-structured interviews with industry experts, while the second and primary stage of data collection used a nationwide survey of publishers of daily newspapers.
The study found that the majority of newspaper publishers do not perceive wireless mobile devices as a disruptive threat to their business, and thus engage in a comprehensive decision-making process. While newspapers have moved toward a more centralized decision-making process, they also have attempted to be more open in their participation during the strategic decision making process, but also remain relatively slow in the time it takes to make a decision. Overall, there does not appear to be any relationship between perception of disruption and decision process characteristics.
Advisors/Committee Members: C. Ann Hollifield.

…business models that are aimed at maintaining the viability of the existence of newspapers. An… …environmental uncertainty and
concerns over the long-term sustainability of newspapers. Newspapers, of… …check on government officials.
Ultimately, newspapers must find new strategies and business… …strategic decision-making processes newspapers employ to address mobile
technology’s disruption of… …refinement
and empirical tests of key theoretical concepts.
Newspapers, like most media industries…

Kaufman, John Alfred, 1. (1976). The nature and effectiveness of a dual hierarchy system of newspaper administration. (Doctoral Dissertation). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:24908

Kaufman, John Alfred 1. The nature and effectiveness of a dual hierarchy system of newspaper administration. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Michigan State University; 1976. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:24908.

Council of Science Editors:

Kaufman, John Alfred 1. The nature and effectiveness of a dual hierarchy system of newspaper administration. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Michigan State University; 1976. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:24908

Newspaper style books prescribe language usage in newspapers across the Western world. Their influence is also apparent in the language usage of Afrikaans…
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M.A. (Afrikaans)

Newspaper style books prescribe language usage in newspapers across the Western world. Their influence is also apparent in the language usage of Afrikaans daily newspapers. In order to establish the distinguishing characteristics of newspaper Afrikaans the language prescribed by the style books of Die Burger, Die Volksblad, Beeld, Die Vader/and and Die Transvaler was investigated. The register newspaper Afrikaans, as determined by the newspaper style book, displays distinct characteristics usually associated with the standard variety of a language. The establishment of those Afrikaans newspapers investigated resulted from the nationality aspirations of those then regarded as Afrikaners. Those newspapers have been closely involved in the creation, introduction and standardization of Afrikaans. Language standardization, in tum, is often implemented in unifying a community. Grammarians and language autocrats officially involved in standardizing the eventual standard variety (L.W. Hiemstra as member of the Taalkommissie and J.J. Smith as first editor-in-chief of the Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taa/) also held senior positions in the newspaper hierarchy. Newspaper Afrikaans, like standard Afrikaans, aims through standardization to maximize the communication potential of the language and to minimize the threat of ambiguity. Language standardization also results in prescriptive ness and language purism. These elements are inherent characteristics of the register newspaper Afrikaans. The register manifests itself in the medium where a standard language usually enjoys its most successful manifestation: written language. Beyond these similarities between the register newspaper Afrikaans and the standard variety, the register displays several unique characteristics distinguishing it from other registers in the Afrikaans language. These characteristics can be classed in two main sections. Although the aims of newspaper Afrikaans are in many respects similar to those set by international newspaper practice, care should be taken not to disregard the inevitability of language change as it could prove to be detrimental to the very existence of Afrikaans.

► This research attempted to study the coverage of development issues in government and private newspapers in Ethiopia. It was informed by modernization, dependency and participatory…
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▼ This research attempted to study the coverage of development issues in government and
private newspapers in Ethiopia. It was informed by modernization, dependency and
participatory theoretical frameworks. Its focus was on a comparative analysis of
development issues coverage in the Ethiopian Herald (the government newspaper) and
the Reporter (the privately owned newspaper). The emphasis was on the coverage of
economic, social and political developments. To this end, it evaluated the extent of the
coverage of development issues, the aspects of the development issues in focus, the
sources of the development issues, and the prominent pages of the issues of development
in the newspapers. A Content analysis was conducted on the stories carried by the two
selected newspapers to provide a description of the coverage of development issues. The
analysis shows that the private media covered less development issues than the
government media. The economic development was considered the most important
aspect of development coverage in both newspapers. In general, the Ethiopian press,
particularly the government owned one gave little or no shortcomings on its coverage of
social, economic and political issues in the country. This implies that the government
press advances the government’s point of view. Based on the findings, pertinent
recommendations were forwarded
Advisors/Committee Members: Dr. Abdisa Zerai (advisor).

Geremew, C. (2012). A Comparative Study of the Coverage of Development Issues in the Ethiopian Herald and the Reporter
. (Thesis). Addis Ababa University. Retrieved from http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7473

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Geremew, Chala. “A Comparative Study of the Coverage of Development Issues in the Ethiopian Herald and the Reporter
.” 2012. Thesis, Addis Ababa University. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7473.

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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Geremew, Chala. “A Comparative Study of the Coverage of Development Issues in the Ethiopian Herald and the Reporter
.” 2012. Web. 07 Jun 2020.

Vancouver:

Geremew C. A Comparative Study of the Coverage of Development Issues in the Ethiopian Herald and the Reporter
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7473.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Geremew C. A Comparative Study of the Coverage of Development Issues in the Ethiopian Herald and the Reporter
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/7473

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Ghana

9.
Avumegah, A.N.A Comparative Analysis of the Coverage of Ghana’s Male and Female Ministers in the Media and Why They Made the News
.

► The main aim of this study was to compare the coverage received by Ghana’s male and female ministers in the Daily Graphic and Daily Guide…
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▼ The main aim of this study was to compare the coverage received by Ghana’s male and female ministers in the Daily Graphic and Daily Guide newspapers and to determine what role gender played in the selection, framing and placement of these news stories. In order to achieve the aims of the study, a mixed methods approach was employed. Quantitative content analysis was used to examine and compare the coverage received by male and female ministers in the newspapers, in terms of quality, quantity and prominence. In-depth interviews with reporters of the same newspapers were used to determine the role played by gender in the selection, framing and placement of these stories. The composite week method was used to sample 132 issues of both newspapers while purposive sampling was used in selecting four respondents for the in-depth interviews. The study was underpinned by the Symbolic Annihilation and Framing theories. The findings showed that male ministers received more than half of the total coverage. Female ministers recorded more stories with negative tone compared to male ministers. The findings also showed that male journalists reported more on male ministers while female journalists reported more on female reporters. However, female ministers received more prominent coverage than their male counterparts by dominating on the front, centre and back pages of the newspapers selected for the study. Recommendations were made for further studies to expand the range of media, notably radio, television and the growing social media platforms. News houses and political organizations should also develop policies of affirmative action to encourage greater attention to women as gender, political and social minorities in Ghana.

Avumegah, A. N. (2017). A Comparative Analysis of the Coverage of Ghana’s Male and Female Ministers in the Media and Why They Made the News
. (Masters Thesis). University of Ghana. Retrieved from http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26577

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Avumegah, A N. “A Comparative Analysis of the Coverage of Ghana’s Male and Female Ministers in the Media and Why They Made the News
.” 2017. Masters Thesis, University of Ghana. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26577.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Avumegah, A N. “A Comparative Analysis of the Coverage of Ghana’s Male and Female Ministers in the Media and Why They Made the News
.” 2017. Web. 07 Jun 2020.

Vancouver:

Avumegah AN. A Comparative Analysis of the Coverage of Ghana’s Male and Female Ministers in the Media and Why They Made the News
. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Ghana; 2017. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26577.

Council of Science Editors:

Avumegah AN. A Comparative Analysis of the Coverage of Ghana’s Male and Female Ministers in the Media and Why They Made the News
. [Masters Thesis]. University of Ghana; 2017. Available from: http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/26577

University of Alberta

10.
Daum, Evan R.The Changing Work Routines and Labour Practices of Sports
Journalists in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Postmedia.

► The Canadian newspaper industry is changing rapidly, as convergence, concentration and digitization have eroded the daily newspaper’s once prominent place in the media hierarchy, to…
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▼ The Canadian newspaper industry is changing rapidly,
as convergence, concentration and digitization have eroded the
daily newspaper’s once prominent place in the media hierarchy, to a
position that is increasingly marginalized by expanding digital
news sources. Daily newspaper’s sports coverage has been
particularly affected by both trends impacting the newspaper
industry, as well as the growing power of major-league sport
organizations to generate their own digital content. Using
extensive interviews with Postmedia sports journalists, this
research explored how sports journalists from across the Postmedia
newspaper chain have seen their work routines and labour practices
change in the digital era. Utilizing a cultural-economic
theoretical framework, this research highlighted how newspapers
continue to pursue the lucrative male audience commodity through
expanding major-league sport coverage, while simultaneously
experiencing significant change within the media sports cultural
complex, as mainstream media’s longstanding and mutually beneficial
relationship with major-league sport is altered.

Daum, E. R. (2015). The Changing Work Routines and Labour Practices of Sports
Journalists in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Postmedia. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/gx41mm40p

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Daum, Evan R. “The Changing Work Routines and Labour Practices of Sports
Journalists in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Postmedia.” 2015. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed June 07, 2020.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/gx41mm40p.

Daum ER. The Changing Work Routines and Labour Practices of Sports
Journalists in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Postmedia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2015. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/gx41mm40p.

Council of Science Editors:

Daum ER. The Changing Work Routines and Labour Practices of Sports
Journalists in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Postmedia. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2015. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/gx41mm40p

Victoria University of Wellington

11.
Cruden, Daniel.
A Comparison of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in the Black and Mainstream Press, 1955-2011.

► Most historians of the black protest movement claim that the mainstream media misrepresented Martin Luther King and Malcolm X as opposing figures, without detailing how…
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▼ Most historians of the black protest movement claim that the mainstream media misrepresented Martin Luther King and Malcolm X as opposing figures, without detailing how the media achieved this, how these representations influenced King and Malcolm X’s posthumous media images, or how African-American media representations of the pair differed from mainstream representations. In order to understand how this misrepresentation came to be, and what its implications were for memory of the two after their deaths, this thesis examines the representation of King and Malcolm X in mainstream and African-American newspapers from the beginnings of their public careers until 2011.
Newspapers drew on their pre-existing views of American race relations to evaluate the importance of King and Malcolm X. During their lifetimes newspapers selectively conveyed the ideologies of both men, embracing King’s leadership while distrusting Malcolm X. After their deaths, newspapers sanctified King and discussed him extensively, often confining his significance to the battle against legal segregation in the South. Newspapers gave Malcolm X less attention at first, but rehabilitated him later, beginning with African-American newspapers. The failure of the black protest movement to end racial disparities in standards of living, combined with King’s appropriation by the mainstream media, paved the way for much greater attention to Malcolm X by the late 1980s. By this time, newspapers represented King and Malcolm X as politically compatible, but continued to give them distinct personas that still affect public images of African-American leaders, such as Barack Obama, to this day.
Advisors/Committee Members: Janiewski, Dolores.

Cruden, D. (2014). A Comparison of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in the Black and Mainstream Press, 1955-2011. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3309

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Cruden, Daniel. “A Comparison of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in the Black and Mainstream Press, 1955-2011.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3309.

Cruden D. A Comparison of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in the Black and Mainstream Press, 1955-2011. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2014. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3309.

Council of Science Editors:

Cruden D. A Comparison of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in the Black and Mainstream Press, 1955-2011. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/3309

► Newspaper reporting of rape, and in particular, representations of women as rape victims, have historically been presented by the media in a misinformed manner, influenced…
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▼ Newspaper reporting of rape, and in particular, representations of women as rape victims, have historically been presented by the media in a misinformed manner, influenced by myths and misconceptions about the dynamics of sexual violence. Previous research has shown media depictions can promote victim-blaming attitudes which affect society’s understanding toward sexual violence, promoting false narratives and rape-supportive beliefs. Victim narratives of sexual victimisation struggle within a ‘culture of silencing’ that prevents the majority of sexual offending from coming to the attention of authorities, and identifying the silencing of women’s experiences of rape has, and continues to be, a key objective for feminist scholars. Newspapers are one medium which has been exclusionary of women's experiences, therefore it is important to look at the role of newspapers on a longitudinal level to investigate whether there have been changes in reporting practices and attitudes. To address this issue, this study draws on feminist perspectives and adopts a quantitative and qualitative methodology utilising newspaper articles as a specific source of inquiry. Articles concerning male-female rape were collected from eight prominent New Zealand newspapers across a 40 year period from 1975 – 2015 with individual years for analysis being 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015. Results from this analysis show minimal inclusion of women’s words regarding newspaper commentary in articles concerning rape. This study also found that across the four decades of analysis, newspapers consistently reported the rape of women by strangers, and sympathetic justice system responses were achieved if the victim was ‘respectable’ and adhered to an ‘appropriate’ version of femininity. The findings from this study illustrate discourses that reflect features of a broader social discourse relating to the responsibility of women to protect themselves from rape. The implications from this research can be utilised to better inform journalists in their reporting practices on sexual violence cases in the New Zealand press, with a hope to challenge the way that newspaper reporters and consumers think about constructing rape, and women as rape victims.
Advisors/Committee Members: Jordan, Jan, Monod deFroideville, Sarah.

Changing Expectations of Readers from Newspapers newlineIntroduction: - newlineNewspapers hold an important position in human life. They are looked upon as supporting pillars of democracy.…
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Changing Expectations of Readers from Newspapers
newlineIntroduction: - newlineNewspapers hold an important position
in human life. They are looked upon as supporting pillars of
democracy. Previously, Newspapers and objectives behind them and
their readers were of different type. Pre-independence Newspapers
had the objectives of enlightenment and propagation of freedom. But
after independence the objectives changed and the readers also
changed. The standpoint and goals got changed. Bahujan Hit Rakshan
[Protection of well-being of the masses] and the enlightenment of
masses replaced the objectives of propagation of freedom. The face
as well as the interior of newspapers underwent changes, resulting
in the changing expectations of readers from newspapers. newline
newlineThe arrival of new newspapers and growing literacy of people
caused the widening range of peoples knowledge. So they expected
high quality enlightenment (preaching) from newspapers. Newspapers
witnessed changes from industrialization to globalization.
Information technology opened new gates to newspapers. The world
became a global village and with this grew the responsibility of
newspapers. Their interiors as well as exteriors changed. Readers
increased in numbers. All the peoples, including illiterate labor
to genius scientists understood the inevitability of newspapers.
They started feeling the need of this trustworthy means to gain
knowledge. During the course of time with growing awareness their
expectations also increased. I have chosen this subject to find out
whether Newspapers have changed in accordance with peoples
expectations. newline newlineThe concept of newspapers
(journalism), history, aims of pre-independence newspapers, aims of
after independence newspapers have been discussed in the first
chapter of the research thesis. newline newlineThe relationship
between newspapers and readers former readers subject (issues) of
newspapers, roles of editors, levels of readers, after independence
newspapers and their role, recent (present) newspapers and their
role, changing interests of readers, r

Newspapers traditionally have had little trouble in producing profits. This is no longer the case and aspects such as the number of newspapers competing…
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Newspapers traditionally have had little trouble in producing profits. This is no longer the case and aspects such as the number of newspapers competing with each other for marketplace, have definitely brought in a sense of business to the world of communication. Coupled with ever increasing and very strong competition from both broadcast and new internet media for the same advertising slice, newspapers are slowly realizing that the media-marketplace is very different in the 21s t century. In a changing world, newspapers have to adapt or die. The challenge newspapers of 2002 and beyond face, is to appeal to even more readers and advertisers, to segment those readers better than ever before, to control costs while still investing in new technologies and to compete better with television yet retain the essential characteristics of newspapers. Change in the newspaper business is inevitable and in order to survive, newspapers will have to look more and more towards sound Media Management Principles, including Strategic Media Management, in order to turn newspapers into businesses and ensure survival

Odendaal, L. (2012). The role of strategic management in the success of local community newspapers. (Thesis). University of Johannesburg. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6334

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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Odendaal, Lizette. “The role of strategic management in the success of local community newspapers.” 2012. Thesis, University of Johannesburg. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6334.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Odendaal, Lizette. “The role of strategic management in the success of local community newspapers.” 2012. Web. 07 Jun 2020.

Vancouver:

Odendaal L. The role of strategic management in the success of local community newspapers. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2012. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6334.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Odendaal L. The role of strategic management in the success of local community newspapers. [Thesis]. University of Johannesburg; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6334

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

This study is based on the principles of the subjectivist approach of Cognitive Linguistics, as opposed to the more traditional objectivist view, specifically those…
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M.A.

This study is based on the principles of the subjectivist approach of Cognitive Linguistics, as opposed to the more traditional objectivist view, specifically those principles applicable to the acquisition of mental contact between conceptualizers in a given communication situation. One of the most fundamental points of departure of Cognitive Linguistics is the opinion that abstractions (even linguistic abstractions) are modelled on man's bodily experience of his surrounding reality. These embodied experiences constitute a network of preconceptual and non-propositional image schemas, categorized as space schemas, force dynamic schemas, schemas based on sensation and basic-level objects. Several mapping processes, including metaphor and metonymy, transpose these image schemas from a preconceptual, prelinguistic level to a conceptual and linguistic niveau. A prerequisite for conceptualization through linguistic communication is to constitute mental contact between the speaker and hearer as the conceptualizers. Linguistic communication presupposes the transfer of meaning, which is based on certain cognitive variables determining mental spaces and conceptual blends. Against the preceding background, the newspaper headline, as cognitive entity, constitutes the research domain by means of which the nature of the potential mental contact between the headline writer (as speaker) and the headline reader (as hearer) in a specific communication situation is analysed and evaluated. A seemingly useful and potent cognitive measuring instrument regarding presupposed and actualised mental contact, by means of which any written or spoken communication can be analysed and evaluated, is the outcome of this study. A set of examples of headlines was collected from the Afrikaans daily newspaper, Beeld, and the Afrikaans Sunday paper, Rapport, from February 1996 until September 1998, serving as research material.

► How do newspapers write about stories that are truly terrifying? Like the murder of children. This is the underlying thought that drives this thesis. An…
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▼ How do newspapers write about stories that are truly terrifying? Like the murder of children. This is the underlying thought that drives this thesis. An interest in the phenomena of child murder coverage in the press was sparked when Ximena Pieterse, a 15-year-old girl from The Netherlands got brutally robbed of her life in 2012. The headlines were full of powerful emotive language, the offender described as a “person without a conscience”. A question arose: had newspapers always written about child murder cases in this way?
This thesis examines Dutch newspaper coverage of seven child murder cases over four decades; 1930s, 1960s, 1990s and 2010s. Employing a quantitative content analysis on a sample of just under 600 individual newspaper articles to answer the research question: what types of narratives are used by Dutch newspapers when reporting on child murder cases (1930-2010)?
This study found that Dutch newspaper coverage of child murders was relatively similar in the 1930s, 1960s and 1990s. The vast majority (more than 70%) of articles written in these decades were composed of institutional narratives, this means that they focused mainly on the police investigation and subsequent trial. In the 2010s this changed. The percentage of articles with a societal narrative soared from 14% in the 1990s to 38% in the 2010s. Societal narratives focus on the response of the local community to the crimes, and concerns about the greater impact on society. While the percentage of articles with a personal narrative also increased from 9% to 19% in the respective decades. Articles with personal narratives focus on aspects such as the impact of the crime on the victim’s family, creating stories loaded with emotions.
Advisors/Committee Members: Burger, Peter (advisor).

► In recent times, newspapers have been considered to be an important medium for providing people with news, views and many other sources of information from…
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▼ In recent times, newspapers have been considered to be an important medium for providing people with news, views and many other sources of information from all over the world related to their daily lives. The language of any given newspaper is acknowledged as a modern form of any language which may unavoidably bear the influence of another language/s, particularly English in the modern era. Many studies have been carried out to investigate the influence of English on the language of newspapers in different languages from different perspectives. The current study is one of these studies. It is mainly concerned with investigating the influence of English on Arabic in the context of Saudi Arabian newspapers within a period of five years between 2010 and 2015, and in exploring the use of English borrowings during this period and how they unfolded over the years. Three Saudi newspapers were selected to be surveyed and all relevant English borrowings were extracted and classified according to five semantic categories: politics, economics, culture, sports, and science and technology. In addition, the study included a questionnaire to draw on the attitude and perceptions of a number of Saudi newspapers‟ readers and writers (377 participants) towards this linguistic practice. The result of the study suggests that English borrowings are diffused in the context of the selected Saudi newspapers and their use was applied to all designated semantic categories in both years; 2010 and 2015, with different levels of quantity and frequency under each semantic category. Also, the result suggests that there is a tendency among the Saudi participants to resist this linguistic practice.

► This study explores the extent to which the use of indigenous languages in the publications of Kwayedza and uMthunywa has contributed to the empowerment of…
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▼ This study explores the extent to which the use of indigenous languages in the publications of Kwayedza and uMthunywa has contributed to the empowerment of the indigenous people. It is informed by the idea that language is an important instrument of development which can either facilitate participation or engender exclusion, bringing about agency thereby inspiring a transformational and participative agenda. Given that the media plays a major role in informationdissemination, this study engages an important subject which has often been given cursory attention. The study is guided by the post-colonial theoretical framework. It employs the mixed methods approach which is premised on the assumption that life is characterised by complex realities which can be understood using multiple approaches. As such, elements of both quantitative and qualitative research are used. Findings revealed that the use of indigenous languages empower readers through
making information accessible in a language that makes sense to them. The collected data also show that the newspapers are pivotal in resuscitating the indigenous languages that have been overshadowed by the hegemonic English. They promote the values, norms and general cultural features of indigenous people. Above all, the papers provide curriculum-specific columns for school going children. However, these newspapers are found wanting with regards to the scope of their coverage. Their coverage tends to concentrate on the socio-cultural lives of people at the expense of scientific, technological, political and economic issues. Furthermore, the papers‟ handling of the history of the nation is simplistic and lacks depth. In addition, issues of spirituality also tend to be concerned with the negative (witchcraft, bogus prophets and traditional healers) than the positive aspects. The study recommends a conversion of the papers from tabloid to a genre that accommodates politico-economic,
scientific and technological news the social interest stories already being covered in these indigenous language papers; the development of orthographies of other local languages to avoid having Shona and Ndebele being the only indigenous languages that are used in these papers and that the papers present the best of all aspects of the Zimbabwean cultural heritage to restore the indigenous people‟s belief and respect in themselves. The study also suggests that the two papers and many more that are to come in indigenous languages, must showcase, develop, promote and institutionalise the positive aspect of the Zimbabwean cultural heritageand the infusion of all dimensions of indigenous knowledge systems into the current set-up.
Advisors/Committee Members: Mutasa, D. E (advisor), Nakin, R.M (advisor).

Chirimuuta, C. (2017). Empowering Zimbabweans through the use of Indigenous languages in the media : a case of selected newspapers. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of South Africa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22478

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Chirimuuta, Chipo. “Empowering Zimbabweans through the use of Indigenous languages in the media : a case of selected newspapers.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Africa. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22478.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Chirimuuta, Chipo. “Empowering Zimbabweans through the use of Indigenous languages in the media : a case of selected newspapers.” 2017. Web. 07 Jun 2020.

Vancouver:

Chirimuuta C. Empowering Zimbabweans through the use of Indigenous languages in the media : a case of selected newspapers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of South Africa; 2017. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22478.

Council of Science Editors:

Chirimuuta C. Empowering Zimbabweans through the use of Indigenous languages in the media : a case of selected newspapers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of South Africa; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22478

Boston University

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Federman, Michael Herbert.
The "arbiters of the comic page": an explanation of the decision-making process of American feature editors.

Degree: Master of Public Relations and Communications, Public Relations and Communications, 1961, Boston University

Federman, M. H. (1961). The "arbiters of the comic page": an explanation of the decision-making process of American feature editors. (Masters Thesis). Boston University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2144/26003

Federman MH. The "arbiters of the comic page": an explanation of the decision-making process of American feature editors. [Masters Thesis]. Boston University; 1961. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/26003

► In the 1870s, Manitoba was a province in the midst of transition from an Indigenous and Métis space to an agricultural centre for the Canadian…
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▼ In the 1870s, Manitoba was a province in the midst of transition from an Indigenous and Métis space to an agricultural centre for the Canadian nation. During this transition, the English and French-language newspapers (both Métis and Franco-Manitoban) of Manitoba documented Mennonite immigration, families, and farming practices. This thesis explores the observation accompanying the nation-building project of Mennonite immigration reserves. Through the newspapers, governments and other residents of Manitoba were able to monitor the successes and failings of the Mennonites, telling stories about their arrival and adjustment. The tensions around the re-making of Manitoba into a Canadian province are evident, and debates about immigration were often centred on Mennonites. While Mennonites themselves may or may not have been aware of their role in the colonial project, they were, nevertheless, recruits and participants in the larger national and provincial ambitions for the future success of Manitoba as part of the nation.
Advisors/Committee Members: Perry, Adele (History) (supervisor), Loewen, Royden (History, University of Winnipeg) .

Klassen, S. (2016). "Recruits and comrades" in "a war of ambition": Mennonite immigrants in late 19th century Manitoba newspapers. (Masters Thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31742

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Klassen, Shelisa. “"Recruits and comrades" in "a war of ambition": Mennonite immigrants in late 19th century Manitoba newspapers.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Manitoba. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31742.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Klassen, Shelisa. “"Recruits and comrades" in "a war of ambition": Mennonite immigrants in late 19th century Manitoba newspapers.” 2016. Web. 07 Jun 2020.

Vancouver:

Klassen S. "Recruits and comrades" in "a war of ambition": Mennonite immigrants in late 19th century Manitoba newspapers. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2016. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31742.

Council of Science Editors:

Klassen S. "Recruits and comrades" in "a war of ambition": Mennonite immigrants in late 19th century Manitoba newspapers. [Masters Thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31742

► This study examines the attitudes of journalists at small newspapers toward market-driven journalism. The researcher queried 29 journalists at nine small Missouri newspapers. The author…
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▼ This study examines the attitudes of journalists at small newspapers toward market-driven journalism. The researcher queried 29 journalists at nine small Missouri newspapers. The author employed qualitative method using several data sets to examine the possible relationship among certain phenomena related to the question of market-driven journalism at small newspapers. How is marketdriven journalism perceived by editorial employees at small newspapers; to what extent do financial considerations guide their newspapers' coverage of their communities; and, how well does the newspaper content reflect the composition and concerns of the respective communities? The study concludes that journalists at small newspapers do have an understanding of the impact of market-driven journalism, that financial considerations do have an impact on news coverage by these newspapers to varying degrees depending on the resources of the newspaper, and that community newspapers do not adequately represent the composition of their communities, particularly new and growing population segments.
Advisors/Committee Members: Cameron, Glen T. (advisor).

Gross, Richard Robert 1. Small newspapers, big changes: awareness of market-driven journalism and consequences for community newspapers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Missouri – Columbia; 2005. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4152

► This study examines the attitudes and perceptions newspaper journalists hold towards public relations (PR) practitioners in New Zealand and why such attitudes exist. To date,…
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▼ This study examines the attitudes and perceptions newspaper journalists hold towards public relations (PR) practitioners in New Zealand and why such attitudes exist. To date, only two academic studies in New Zealand have explored the topic. This study updates and expands on knowledge that exists overseas and in New Zealand. A combination of data collection methodologies were used for this study, comprising an online, predominantly quantitative, survey and a series of eight semi-structured interviews with working newspaper journalists. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse and interpret qualitative data. The findings show that the attitudes newspaper journalists hold towards PR practitioners in New Zealand are generally negative and complex. Such attitudes are borne out of frustrations arising from some of the media relations tactics employed by PR practitioners, as well as the oppositional nature of two industries, and economic pressures of the newsroom. These frustrations, particularly the latter two, challenge a journalist’s ability to uphold traditional journalistic values. This study also found evidence of some warming in the attitudes New Zealand newspaper journalists have towards PR practitioners. This is restricted predominantly to perceptions about unethical behaviour, status and toeing an organisational line, all of which point to a downward shift in the level of hypocrisy journalists have long been accused of holding when it comes to PR practitioners. Furthermore, it is apparent that journalists’ attitudes vary according to the sector and even the organisation in which a PR practitioner works, highlighting the view that consumer PR, in particular, is poorly regarded by newspaper journalists in New Zealand. This study acts as a useful resource to PR practitioners and the wider PR industry by highlighting where and how PR practitioners have the ability to improve interactions to create more harmonious, beneficial relationships.
Advisors/Committee Members: Treadwell, Gregory (advisor).

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Limerick

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Jatula, Babatunde Victor.
What has been the political effect of regional concentration of newspaper ownership and production in Nigeria since 1999?: has this concentration affected the contributions Nigerian newspapers make to democracy?.

► My research starts from the premise that the contemporary role of Nigeria’s regionally concentrated newspapers hubs in the current political dispensation, particularly after the return…
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▼ My research starts from the premise that the contemporary role of Nigeria’s regionally concentrated newspapers hubs in the current political dispensation, particularly after the return to civil rule in 1999, and their forward and backward linkages to content, ownership, public opinion, North/South politics and national integration has not been sufficiently investigated. Mainstream scholarship and a series of commentaries written within a framework of reference drawn from Marxist political economy reduce patterns of ownership to predominant class interests, an unproven assumption, especially for the post 1999 period.
The press in Nigeria influenced decolonization (1940s), national independence (1960) and return of civil rule (1999); however, newspapers are polarised along regional and ethnic lines. This study investigates the political effects, if any, of regional concentration of newspaper ownership and production on democracy in Nigeria since 1999 on one hand while on the other; it evaluates the impact of newspapers’ regional concentration on the democratic process.
Using mixed research methods, the findings indicate that in its current composition and by its institutional structures, the press in Nigeria is embedded in religious, ethnic, regional, geo-political imperatives that characterize the Nigerian State. The cleavage between the press in the North and South has accentuated the differences and divisions that exist in Nigeria. Evidence from focus groups and interviews as well as analysis of editorial content both confirm that concentration of ownership in the two regional hubs as well as the relationship between proprietors and journalists affect the way news is selected and treated. Significantly, the study concludes that as democracy becomes further entrenched in Nigeria, the press is required to take a much more robust and comprehensive worldview than it currently possess for it to be a catalyst in sustaining democratic values in a plural society. It recommends the need to promote online news sources and a restructuring and enforcement of labour laws in Nigeria.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lodge, Tom.

Jatula, B. V. (2015). What has been the political effect of regional concentration of newspaper ownership and production in Nigeria since 1999?: has this concentration affected the contributions Nigerian newspapers make to democracy?. (Thesis). University of Limerick. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4859

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Jatula, Babatunde Victor. “What has been the political effect of regional concentration of newspaper ownership and production in Nigeria since 1999?: has this concentration affected the contributions Nigerian newspapers make to democracy?.” 2015. Thesis, University of Limerick. Accessed June 07, 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4859.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Jatula, Babatunde Victor. “What has been the political effect of regional concentration of newspaper ownership and production in Nigeria since 1999?: has this concentration affected the contributions Nigerian newspapers make to democracy?.” 2015. Web. 07 Jun 2020.

Vancouver:

Jatula BV. What has been the political effect of regional concentration of newspaper ownership and production in Nigeria since 1999?: has this concentration affected the contributions Nigerian newspapers make to democracy?. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Limerick; 2015. [cited 2020 Jun 07].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4859.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Jatula BV. What has been the political effect of regional concentration of newspaper ownership and production in Nigeria since 1999?: has this concentration affected the contributions Nigerian newspapers make to democracy?. [Thesis]. University of Limerick; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4859

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

► Quotations have long been used in news stories to document sources of information and to provide credibility. Recent research (Gibson & Zillmann. 1993, 1998) has…
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▼ Quotations have long been used in news stories to document sources of information and to provide credibility. Recent research (Gibson & Zillmann. 1993, 1998) has suggested the quotation is a powerful persuasion tool, one that can be used to influence news consumers' perceptions of issues. In addition, quotations are often attended to in news stories more than statistical data (Gibson & Zillmann, 1993; Zillmann, Perkins, & Sundar, 1992). Individuals tend to pay more attention to and are influenced more by the vivid examples often used in quotations than by the more pallid base-rate or statistical data (Bar-Hillel & Fischoff, 1981; Manis, Dovalina, Avis, & Cardoze, 1980; Newhagen & Reeves, 1992; Paivio, 1971).
The present study is designed to investigate the persuasiveness of a specific type of quotation: the extracted quote. These quotes, run in larger type than story text, are similar to other visual elements such as infographics and background boxes in that they also contain textual information that may help readers better comprehend accompanying stories (Wanta & Remy, 1995). With newspapers paying increased attention to the visual attractiveness of their layouts, graphic elements such as the extracted quote are becoming more popular (Wanta & Gao, 1994). As Mario Garcia (1993) points out, "Most wellwritten stories will include direct quotes. The page designer can capitalize on these quotes as a design strategy by pulling them out of the story and setting them as breakers or grabbers," (p. 171). Stovall (1997) states that pull quotes have two purposes: (1) to break up large amounts of body copy type, and (2) to give the reader some interesting point or flavor of a story. Research indicates that these visual elements are attractive to readers, but the research has yet to investigate to what degree these "super" quotes influence readers' perceptions of the issues contained in news reports.

► Print newspapers in South Africa are the oldest formal mode of news and information dissemination but which has come under tremendous pressure with the advent…
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▼ Print newspapers in South Africa are the oldest formal mode of news and information dissemination but which has come under tremendous pressure with the advent and spread of technological innovation involving information communication infrastructure and processes, but specifically the internet. The main challenge facing print newspapers in terms of circulation growth of print and advertising revenue is speed to market. The internet has not only provided a new avenue for news and information dissemination but has the distinct advantage of tremendous speed to deliver news and information to readers. Meanwhile, print newspapers whose production is still almost entirely dependent on traditional structures, processes and physical mode of delivery are battling to stay afloat as the chase for readers' attention is gaining more ground on digital platforms. This new competition landscape has now cast focus fully on traditional print media‟s production processes competency levels as well as their suitability for the nature of competition posed by digital news platforms. The processes involved in the production of a print newspaper can be described as hybrid (Davis and Heineke. 2005: 220) in that they involve different types of processes at different stages to produce the final product. The focus of this study at Avusa Media (Port Elizabeth) was on the post production processes involving the printing and distribution of printed newspapers with the objective of gaining an understanding of the extent and impact of the information technology advancement in the post production phase of printed newspapers. v In pursuing the goal, the case study research followed a phenomenological paradigm involving exploratory and descriptive research processes as described by Yin (1994) in Collis and Hussey (2003: 69) and Clifford Geertz (1973) in Babbie and Mouton (2005: 272) The research found that the traditional business structure for printed newspapers is increasingly becoming unviable due to poverty of technological innovation in critical parts of the production value chain; namely post production processes that encompass printing and distribution of printed newspapers. The research established and revealed that while there are some technological innovations and advances in the print newspaper publishing industry value chain worldwide, they are not only severely limited and disjointed but are also seemingly moving apart rather than towards consolidation in terms of the speed to market need faced by print newspaper publishers.